Thoughts on energy efficiency, the business of home performance, growing a company and other potentially random topics from Energy Circle's CEO & Founder, Peter Troast.
You’re probably familiar with many of the “big” events that are held each year — Home Performance Coalition (formerly ACI), Solar Power Int’l, PHIUS and the new Contractor Leadership Live, just to name a few. Maybe, however, you have an appetite for something smaller and less formal, something that... Read more
Relying too heavily on purchased leads is an addicting and ultimately dangerous path for HVAC, home performance and solar contractors. When all of your eggs are in one basket and you’re dependent upon potentially unreliable and expensive leads, you risk never achieving a sustainably growing, self-... Read more
The Legacy of DeWitt Kimball
Our friend and Energy Circle client, DeWitt Kimball, died last week after a lionhearted, fearless and very personal fight against esophageal cancer. I was privileged to have been one of his caregivers, and had some indelible conversations with him in the... Read more
The nexus of healthy homes and home performance continues to be at the forefront of our industry’s hope for the future. But, for all the cheery prognostication (including my own), serious effort by smart people, real progress on credentialing, and general optimism, we are failing to focus on the... Read more
This was hard to write. We have a long relationship with Google. Their ad products are vital to the success of our industry. We have anxiously awaited the new Home Services Ads product and were excited to purchase them for our clients. But in the week or so that Google’s Home Service Ads (HSAs)... Read more
I am deeply touched and honored to have received the Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry. Unfortunately, Tony passed away before I had a chance to meet him, but I have the good fortune today of working with companies that were his legacy. People who knew Tony... Read more
The team at Energy Circle doubled in 2014, and we will continue to expand our capabilities in 2015.We think our mission of addressing energy use and carbon contribution of the built environment is urgent and critically important, and we also think that Energy Circle is an awfully special place to... Read more
It’s been a heckuva year for us at Energy Circle. Our team doubled in size. Our clients now span 49 states. We dramatically expanded our in-house development team and launched an amazing new platform that, in combination with a proven mix of marketing tactics, is crushing it for contractors.... Read more